[AccessD] More on SSD...

Hi Mark:

It may be a while before I also go that route as the following may
discourage some on this list from full-heartedly adopting the technology at
this time. ;-)

<quote>
...But love can be expensive. Without offering an exact price tag, Pollack
said the solid-state array cost AOL about $20 per gigabyte, which adds up to
about $1 million with 50TB of capacity.
</quote>

I wonder how far away $20 per terabyte can be?

Jim



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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Simms
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To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: [AccessD] More on SSD...

AOL installs 50TB of SSD; boosts DB performance by 4X.
SSD SAN installed to eliminate I/O bottlenecks caused by back-end storage.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9191079/AOL_installs_50TB_of_SSD_boos
ts_DB_performance_by_4X


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